Her words caught him off guard. The room stayed quiet for a moment.
Then Tanaka asked, “Why did you come personally? You could have sent a representative.”
Sarah smiled faintly. “Because relationships should never be handled by distance. I wanted to look you in the eye and assure you that this deal means something, not just for profit, but for what we can build together.”
He studied her for a long moment before nodding slowly. “You speak with sincerity, Mrs. Williams. I see now why they call you the Mysterious CEO.”
The room lightened slightly, a soft ripple of laughter easing the tension.
By the end of the meeting, OsakaTech agreed to continue the deal — with even better terms than before. Sarah signed the papers with quiet pride, knowing she had turned what could’ve been a disaster
